Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Killeen-Temple, TX — inpatient

In Killeen-Temple, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,159.09 to $4,056.69, with a median of $2,159.09. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$2,159.09Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital
Median$2,159.09half pay less
Highest$4,056.69in this market
Difference1.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Killeen-Temple, TX.

median
Lowest $2,159.09Highest $4,056.69

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital lowest Temple, TX HC MRI EXT LOWER JNT W/O CON $2,159.09 $3,598.48 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC MRI EXT LOWER JNT W/O CON $2,159.09 $3,598.48 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX HC MRI EXT LOWER JNT W/O CON $2,159.09 $3,598.48 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT, W/O CONTRAST $4,056.69 $4,056.69 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,159.09, median $2,159.09, highest $4,056.69 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,159.09 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

An MRI of a lower-limb joint makes detailed pictures of the joint, usually the knee, though the code also covers the hip and ankle. It shows ligaments, cartilage, the meniscus and tendons that do not show on X-rays. No contrast dye is used.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan of one joint. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.